military to thank them. president obama called 10 service members. the president said earlier, americans should be thankful for the freedoms the military defends. >>> still ahead, some people getting an early head start to their shopping tonight. here's a live picture. plus thanksgiving marks the opening of ski season for some reports. where you can spend this weekend on the slopes. . >> reporter: all i did was tell her she was going to be on people behaving badly. >> no. >> reporter: i guess i have that effect on people. >> reporter: here's our look into san francisco. will that stay a nice shot tomorrow? that's coming up. . >> reporter: now, shoppers getting an early head start to their shopping. they're shopping on thursday. live outside the best buy store where the doors opened a half hour ago. >> reporter: there's nobody outside. the only ones inside where the -- you can see here people still trickling in. they don't have to wait in line anymore. you can see these people excited going inside the store getting some good deals. now what happens af